LDL Cholesterol Goal Calculator - Coronary Heart Disease
This risk assessment tool uses data from the Framingham Heart Study to estimate the 10 year risk of having a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or death resulting from coronary heart disease (CHD) in adults age 20 or older that do not already have heart disease or diabetes.
This calculation is recommended by the National Cholesterol Education ProgramAdult Treatment Panel III to help determine your goal LDL cholesterol level.Your LDL cholesterol goal is < 100 if you have established coronary heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, diabetes, or a calculated 10 year risk for CHD of > 20%.
Written and revised by
Andrey Nailor, M.D.
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